Babcock, Wisconsin

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Babcock, Wisconsin
Census-designated place
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Babcock, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 44°18′06″N90°06′40″W / 44.30167°N 90.11111°W / 44.30167; -90.11111 Coordinates: 44°18′06″N90°06′40″W / 44.30167°N 90.11111°W / 44.30167; -90.11111
Country United States
State Wisconsin
County Wood
Area
 • Total3.101 sq mi (8.03 km2)
 • Land3.101 sq mi (8.03 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
974 ft (297 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total126
 • Density41/sq mi (16/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
54413
Area code(s) 715 & 534
GNIS feature ID1561050 [1]

Babcock is an census-designated place located in Wood County, Wisconsin, United States. Babcock is southwest of Wisconsin Rapids, in the town of Remington. Babcock has a post office with ZIP code 54413. [2] As of the 2010 census, its population is 126. [3] Its motto is "Birds, Bogs, and Bucks." The community was named for Joseph W. Babcock, a sawmill operator who purchased the site and built a hotel and a depot. [4] [5]

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Babcock was once an important junction on the Milwaukee Road, with lines running north, east, south, and southwest. Today, however, only a single track of the Canadian National runs south to Necedah and east to Port Edwards and Wisconsin Rapids.

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Babcock, Wisconsin
  2. ↑ ZIP Code Lookup
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved March 29, 2011.
  4. ↑ Callary, Edward. Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 18. ISBN   978-0-299-30964-0.
  5. ↑ Rudolph, Robert S. (1970). Wood County Place Names. The University of Wisconsin Press. p. 6.



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